Collapsible saw horse stand

ABSTRACT

A collapsible stand for supporting one end of a saw horse beam. The stand has two legs pivotally mounted near their top ends to a horizontally extending bar. A pair of upwardly extending members are pivotally mounted to the bar inwardly of the legs. Means are mounted to the lower portion of the legs to spread the lower portions apart thereby forcing the top leg ends against the members to clamp the saw horse beam therebetween. The members and legs each have an L-shaped cross section.

United States Patent [191 Eubank 1 June 26, 1973 COLLAPSIBLE SAW HORSE STAND [76] Inventor: Douglas C. Eubank, Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 221 Filed: Dec. 13, 1971 211 Appl. No.: 207,472

[52] US. Cl. 182/186, 182/226 [51] Int. Cl. E04g l/32, F16m 11/00 [58] Field of Search 182/186, 153, 155,

182/228, 226, 225; 248/47, 168, 173; 269/239, 133; 144/288 C, 286 R, 288 R; 143/91 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,055,453 .9/1962 Vanyo 182/186 848,837 4/1907 Marz & Schneider 269/133 909,845 l/l909 Burris 144/288 R Primary ExaminerDavid J. Williamowsky Assistant Examiner-Conrad L. Berman Attorney-Harold R. Woodard 57 ABSTRACT A collapsible stand for supporting one end of a saw horse beam. The stand has two legs pivotally mounted near their top ends to a horizontally extending bar. A pair of upwardly extending members are pivotally mounted to the bar inwardly, of the legs. Means are mounted to the lower portion of the legs to spread the lower portions apart thereby forcing the top leg ends against the members to clamp the saw horse beam therebetween. The members and'legs each have an L- shaped cross section.

2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures COLLAPSIBLE SAW HORSE STAND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is in the field of collapsible stands.

2. Description of the Prior Art A representable sample of the prior art for collapsible stands and saw horse clamps is disclosed in the following U. S. Pat. Nos. 2,261,217 issued to C. H. Bond; 3,329,239 issued to R. L. Chesney; 3,055,453 issued to A. B. Vanyo; and 3,139,951 issued to W. Clayton. Many of the prior art stands for supporting a saw horse beam require a plurality of teeth to engage the beam therefore adding to the expense of stand manufacture. In addition, many of the prior art stands are not quickly collapsible nor are they easily erected. Disclosed herein is a collapsible saw horse stand which is relatively inexpensive as compared with the prior art devices and which may be quickly erected and collapsed in arelatively short period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One embodiment of the present invention is a collapsible stand for supporting an end of a saw horse beam comprising a horizontal bar upon which said end is restable, a firstmember having an L-shaped cross section with a mounting wall pivotally connected to said bar and a beam engaging wall extending perpendicularly from the mounting wall, a second memberhaving an L-shaped cross section with a mounting wall pivotally connected to the bar and a beam engaging wall extending perpendicularly therefrom, the beam engaging walls of the first and second member extend above the bar being spaced apart the approximate thickness of the beam, a first leg pivotally mounted to the bar outwardly of the first member and having a top end extending upwardly from the bar being abuttable against the beam engaging wall of the first member, a second leg pivotally mounted to the bar outwardly of the second member having a top end extendingupwardly from the bar being abuttable against the beam engaging wall of the second member, and means connected to the first leg and second leg below the bar being movable downwardly to force the bottom leg ends outwardly and the top ends of the first and second legs inwardly against the first and second members for clamping the beam therebetween.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved collapsible stand for supporting a saw horse beam.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a collapsible saw horse stand which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and quickly erectable and collapsible.

Related objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a saw horse beam supported by two stands incorporating the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the top portion of stand 13 of FIG. 1 with the beam removed thereform.

FIG. 3 is the same view as FIG. 2 only showing the beam engaged by the stand.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawing and will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown a collapsible saw horse 10 having an elongated beam 11 supported at either end by identical collapsible stands 12 and 13. Stand 13 will now be described, it being'understood that an identical description applies to stand 12.

' Stand 13 has a horizontal bar 22 upon which the end of beam 11 is restable. A pair of legs 14 and 15 are pivotally mounted to bar 22 respectively by standard fastening devices 24 and 23. In addition, a pair of members 32 and 27 are pivotally mounted to bar 22 being spaced apart the approximate thickness of beam 11.

Legs 14 and 15, members 32 and 27 and bar 22 each have an L-shaped cross section composed of a pair of walls integrally joined together at right angles. Member 32 has a mounting wall 34 pivotally connected to bar 22 by fastening device 25. A beam engaging wall 33 extends perpendicularly from mounting wall 34. Likewise, member 27 has a mounting wall pivotally connected to bar 22 and a beam engaging wall extending perpendicularly from its mounting wall. The beam engaging walls of members 32 and 27 extend above bar 22 in order to clamp beam 11.

Leg 14 is positioned near the end of bar 22 thereby being positioned outwardly of member 32. Likewise, leg 15 is positioned near the end of bar 22 thereby being positioned outwardly of member 27. Each leg has a top end extending upwardly from the bar which is abuttable against the beam engaging wall of its adjacent member. For example, the top edge of wall 28 of leg 14 abuts wall 33 of member 32 when the leg is pivoted so as to force member 32 against beam 11 as shown in FIG. 3. Suitable spacers, such as washers, are positioned between the legs and bar 22 so as to allow each leg to overlap the adjacent member. Fastening devices 23, 24, 25 and 26 may be bolts which extend through the legs, members and bar being secured thereto by hexagonally shaped nuts positioned on the inward side of the bar. The wall of each leg mounted to the bar slidably contacts the walls of the members mounted to the bar. For example, wall 21 of leg 14 slidably contacts wall 34 of member 32 when the leg is pivoted from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the clamp engaging position shown in FIG. 3.

A pair of braces 16 and 17 have outer ends pivotally mounted respectively by fastening devices 18 and 19 to legs 14 and 15. Braces l6 and 17 overlap each having an inner portion pivotally connected together by a conventional fastening device 35. To collapse the stand, the inner end of brace 16 is pulled upwardly in the direction of arrow 29 thereby forcing legs 14 and 15 to respectively pivot in the direction of arrows 30 and 31 thereby allowing beam 11 to be removed from the stand. To erect the stand, the inner end of brace 16 may be forced downwardly in a direction opposite of arrow 29 thereby causing the top ends of the legs to moveinwardly against members 32 and 27 so as to clamp the beam between the members. As the top ends of the legs are pivoted inwardly, the bottom portions of the legs to which struts l6 and 17 are connected are pivoted outwardly. The inner end of member 16 is provided with an overlapping flange to abut the top surface of strut 17 so as to limit the downward movement of the strut when the stand is being erected. Many other being spaced apart the approximate thickness of said beam, said beam engaging walls having mutually facing smooth surfaces for engaging'said beam without pro- 1 jections extendinginto and marring said beam and without requiring any special locating indentations in t v saidbeam; afirst leg pivotally and swingablymounted f to saidbar outwardly of saidfirst member, said first leg abuttable against said beam engaging wall of said first means may be provided to limit the downward movement of the braces or struts. For example, brace 16 may be provided with a protruding portion which frictionally engages a complementary sized recess within brace 17.

Stands 12 and 13 are particularly useful to hold a two by four wood cross piece firmly in place without using any fastening devices for securing the beam. to the stands. The stand is quickly collapsible and therefore portable in'a short period of time. Likewise, the stand may be quickly erected. g 3

While .the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferredembodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention and the scope ofthe claims are also desired to be protected.

The invention claimed is: g l. A collapsible stand for supporting an end of a saw has atop end extending upwardly from said bar being member; a second leg pivotally and swingably mounted to said bar outwardly of said second member, said secend leg has a top end extending upwardly from said bar being abuttable against saidbeam engaging wall of said second member; and, means connected to said first leg and said second leg below said bar being movable downwardly to force the bottom leg ends outwardly u and said top ends of said first and second legs inwardly 7 against said first and second member for clamping said beam therebetween, said first member and said second member have bottom ends which are the only portions thereof mounted to said bar, said bottom ends of said "first member and said second member are located on horse beam comprising: a horizontal bar upon which a said end is restable; a first member having an L-shaped 7 said bar includes a horizontal wall to support a bottom said bar to position said beam engaging walls apart a distance equal to the thickness of said beam when said legs force said beam engaging walls against and parallel 1 with said beam.

2. The standofclaim 1 wherein said means includes a pair of braces with innerend portions pivotally con- 1 nected together a ndouter ends pivotally mounted to 30" said first and second leg, said top ends of said first and second legs each have an L-shaped cross section with awall slidably contacting said mounting wall of said first and second member and another wall extending perpendicularly therefrom abutting said beam engaging walls of said first and second leg, said mounting wall of said first member and of said second member are positioned between said bar and said first and second legs,

surface of said beam with said side engaging walls supporting opposite side surfaces of said beam.

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1. A collapsible stand for supporting an end of a saw horse beam comprising: a horizontal bar upon which said end is restable; a first member having an L-shaped cross section with a mounting wall pivotally and swingably connected to said bar and a beam engaging wall extending perpendicularly from said mounting wall; a second member having an L-shaped cross section with a mounting wall pivotally and swingably connected to said bar and a beam engaging wall extending perpendicularly therefrom, said beam engaging walls of said first and second members extending above said bar being spaced apart the approximate thickness of said beam, said beam engaging walls having mutually facing smooth surfaces for engaging said beam without projections extending into and marring said beam and without requiring any special locating indentations in said beam; a first leg pivotally and swingably mounted to said bar outwardly of said first member, said first leg has a top end extending upwardly from said bar being abuttable against said beam engaging wall of said first member; a second leg pivotally and swingably mounted to said bar outwardly of said second member, said second leg has a top end extending upwardly from said bar being abuttable against said beam engaging wall of said second member; and, means connected to said first leg and said second leg below said bar being movable downwardly to force the bottom leg ends outwardly and said top ends of said first and second legs inwardly against said first and second member for clamping said beam therebetween, said first member and said second member have bottom ends which are the only portions thereof mounted to said bar, said bottom ends of said first member and said second member are located on said bar to position said beam engaging walls apart a distance equal to the thickness of said beam when said legs force said beam engaging walls against and parallel with said beam.
 2. The stand of claim 1 wherein said means includes a pair of braces with inner end portions pivotally connected together and outer ends pivotally mounted to said first and second leg, said top ends of said first and second legs each have an L-shaped cross section with a wall slidably contacting said mounting wall of said first and second member and another wall extending perpendicularly therefrom abutting said beam engaging walls of said first and second leg, said mounting wall of said first member and of said second member are positioned between said bar and said first and second legs, said bar includes a horizontal wall to support a bottom surface of said beam with said side engaging walls supporting opposite side surfaces of said beam. 